Dom Hand [Lymington Times]
DOM Hand cracked his maiden British Gas Southern Premier League century – and Matt Metcalfe his 23rd five-wicket haul – as Lymington reaffirmed their title credentials with a crushing 181-run victory over Alton.
Hand shared a boundary-strewn second-wicket stand of 90 with Ryan Scott (58) and put on 110 for the third wicket with Richie Lock (51) as Lymington piled up 303 for five declared.
Wimborne St Giles-raised Hand (105) was not to be denied his first ton, having previously fallen agonizingly short of reaching three figures on a number of occasions.
Metcalfe, last season’s top wicket-taker in the Premier Division, then took his career total in the competition to 466 as Alton were shot out for just 122 (Abeed Janmohamed 37).
Lock had Scott Myers caught by Simon Beetham to spark a major collapse which saw Alton lose their last six wickets for just seven runs – with the final four going down with the score on 122.
The exploits of Metcalfe (7-46) and Lock (3-12) helped Lymington claim maximum points, while Hand added to his batting heroics with a superb catch in the slips to account for Mark Heffernan. Neil Perrett [Bournemouth Echo]
Hand shared a boundary-strewn second-wicket stand of 90 with Ryan Scott (58) and put on 110 for the third wicket with Richie Lock (51) as Lymington piled up 303 for five declared.
Wimborne St Giles-raised Hand (105) was not to be denied his first ton, having previously fallen agonizingly short of reaching three figures on a number of occasions.
Metcalfe, last season’s top wicket-taker in the Premier Division, then took his career total in the competition to 466 as Alton were shot out for just 122 (Abeed Janmohamed 37).
Lock had Scott Myers caught by Simon Beetham to spark a major collapse which saw Alton lose their last six wickets for just seven runs – with the final four going down with the score on 122.
The exploits of Metcalfe (7-46) and Lock (3-12) helped Lymington claim maximum points, while Hand added to his batting heroics with a superb catch in the slips to account for Mark Heffernan. Neil Perrett [Bournemouth Echo]
Matt Metcalfe - 466 SPL wickets
